Welcome to Design 283Q: Tinkering with Inequity in Emerging tech! Over the next 10 weeks this course will explore the intersection of emerging technology and social inequity through a interdisciplinary, global angle. Students will delve into the ways in which technology both perpetuates and can potentially help solve societal inequities through readings, in-class activities, guest speakers and more!
Week 1: Tech Determinism and Discriminatory Design
Week 4: Needfinding and Design Justice
Week 6: Synthesis and Ideation
Week 9: Testing and Design Critique